Author: LEMOINE (Henry)
Title: Typographical Antiquities. History, Origin, and Progress, of the Art of Printing, from its First Invention in Germany to the End of the Seventeenth Century; and from its Introduction into England, by Caxton, to the Present Time... its Progress in the Provinces; with Chronological Lists of Eminent Printers in England, Scotland, and Ireland... also a Particular and Complete History of the Walpolean Press, Established at Strawberry Hill; with an Accurate List of Every Publication Issued Therefrom, and the Exact Number Printed Thereof... a Curious Dissertation on the Origin of the use of Paper... a Complete History of the Art of Wood-Cutting and Engraving on Copper...
Description: Printed and Sold by S. Fisher. 1797. First Edition, 12mo, 156pp., some light foxing, orig. half calf, rubbed, upper cover detached, uncut. Bigmore & Wyman I, p.431. Lemoine was a translator and compiler for various London publishers. For some time he was also a bookseller in Bishopsgate Churchyard, in the city of London.

Keywords: PRINTING PRINTING HISTORY TYPOGRAPHY ANTIQUARIAN